Monday, February 3, 2020
| 6:30 to 9:00 am | NETWORKING BREAKFAST
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| 7:30 am to 2:00 pm | GFTC REGISTRATION + DELEGATE ASSISTANCE
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| 7:30 to 7:45 am | OPENING OF THE 52ND ANNUAL GFTC
Master of Ceremony, Cliff Pyron, Chief Commercial Officer, Georgia Ports Authority Invocation, Rev. Becky Rowell, Associate Rector, Christ Church, St. Simon’s Island Presentation of The Colors, Brunswick High School NJROTC Color Guard National Anthem, Rev Michael Jennings, First Baptist Church, St. Simon’s Island
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| 7:45 to 8:05 am | “STATE OF GEORGIA UPDATE”
Gov. Brian Kemp, State of Georgia
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| 8:05 to 8:35 am | “WASHINGTON DC PERSPECTIVE”
Will McKnight – Chairman, GPA | 2020 GFTC General Chairman Senator David Perdue (INVITED) – United States Senator – R – Ga
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| 8:35 to 9:15 am | “A DEEPER REACH: EXPANDING SAVANNAH’S INLAND NETWORK TOWARD CHICAGO”
Moderator, Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, JOC.com and The Journal of Commerce Uffe Ostergaard, President, Hapag Lloyd America LLC Tim Haas, Senior Vice President/Chief Operations Officer, CMA CGM America Jeff Heller, Vice President Intermodal and Automotive, Norfolk Southern Corporation
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| 9:15 to 9:55 AM | “CARRIERS, DID YOU PREPARE FOR 2020?”
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| 9:55 to 10:35 am | “DISRUPTION AND UNCERTAINTY, WHAT IS DRIVING THE EVOLUTION OF LOGISTICS?”
PETER TIRSCHWELL – Vice President Maritime and Trade, IHS Markit Tony Scioscia – Principal, Anthony A. Scioscia, Management, LLC
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| 10:35 to 11:35 am | “LIFE LESSONS FROM BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER JOHN SMOLTZ: PLAYING UNDER PRESSURE AND EMBRACING CHANGE”
GUEST SPEAKER: John Smoltz – Baseball Legend |
| 11:30 am to 1:00 pm | Networking Luncheon
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| noon to 5:00 pm | Networking Breakout Meetings
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| 6:30 to 7:00 pm | Networking Dinner Reception
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| 7:00 to 10:30 pm | Dinner and “Fun Night with Friends”
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The Georgia Foreign Trade Conference (GFTC) sessions and events are for registered attendees and guests, 21 and older. Delegate badges must be worn at all times. Times are subject to change.